Where does “hazardzistka” come from?

hazardzistka (Polish) comes from Polish hazardzista, from Polish hazard, from French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا — to see; to look.

hazardzistka (Polish): gambler

Definitions

  1. gambler

Ancestry of “hazardzistka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishhazardzistagambler
2Polishhazardgambling; race condition
3Frenchhasardchance; a coincidence; hazard
4Old Frenchhasarthazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;...
5Arabicزهرto shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;...
6Arabicهhim, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ
7Arabicكَهْرَبَاءelectricity
8Persianکهرباamber
9Persianکاهchaff; straw; hay
10Persianکاستنto decrease
11Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ-Every word from Proto-Iranian kas-Every word from Persian کاستن